Bell Ringer: Close Reading Passage
Read the passage for analysis, annotating as if you will write an analysis of this piece.
Scientist passage

Group Practice

As a class, let's talk about this author's overall purpose and divide it into a beginning, middle, and end.
Each small group is assigned a section. Discuss the rhetorical strategies and big ideas that you could write about for that section. Share with the class.

Look at a Sample

Read a 9 response for this prompt.

Timed Write: Style Analysis

Flamingo passage

Homework

Read and score the set of argument essays. Annotate with notes that justify scores.